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Gaimanophis

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Gaimanophis was named by Albino (1996). It is not extant. Its type is Gaimanophis tenuis.

It was assigned to Erycinae by Albino (1996).

Species
G. tenuis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Gaimanophis Albino p. 421 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyErycinaeBonaparte 1825
genusGaimanophis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Gaimanophis Albino 1996
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Gaimanophis tenuis Albino 1996
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. M. Albino 1996"Trunk vertebrae small. Neural arch depressed. Neural spine low, thing and long. Zygosphene thin and wider than the cotyle. Zygapophyses slanting. Prezygapophysial processes reduced. Neural canal relatively large and subtriangular. Vertebral centrum short and widened anteriorly. Haemal keel clearly distinct and prominent, sometimes almost like a short hypoapophysis, or poorly developed and wide, depending on the position of the vertebra within the column. No paracotylar foramen. Synapophyses small, not surpassing the lower edge of the cotyle. Di- and parapophysial surfaces not markedly distinct from one another. (pg. 421)"
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLsubf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000subf
Grouping: solitarysubf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-10 09:20:11
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:20:11
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) G. tenuis (27311)